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Festivals Worksheets: Christmas
Festivals Worksheets: Christmas
Festivals worksheets
Festivals 1
Christmas 1
Environment Day 2
World Book Day 3
Harvest Festival 5
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Halloween
Christmas
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3 Look. Read and number the sentences. Then write the dates.
1 2 3
the Middle Ages the 16th century the 17th and 18th century
(476–1492) (1500–1600) (1600–1800)
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You need:
pizza box lid
1 2
window a Stick some silver foil on the flap with glue.
flap
b M
ake a sandwich with the biscuits and
the chocolate.
c Cut a hole in the lid of the pizza box to make
3 4 a window and a flap. 1
d When the chocolate melts, you can eat
the biscuits!
e Put the biscuits in the oven.
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f P
ut the solar oven in the sun. Use a stick to
open the flap. Move the flap so it catches the
sun’s rays.
g Stick some silver foil in the base of the pizza
box with glue. Then stick some black paper on
7 8 top of the foil.
h Stick the transparent plastic over the window
with sticky tape.
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What kind of books do you like? g m a No, never! b I prefer stories.
2
Do you ever read the c On the sofa. d Novels – I think
end of a book first? they’re more
e I ask my friends interesting.
3
How do you decide about their
which book to read? favourites. f Roald Dahl.
4
How many books do
g I like adventure h I’m reading The
you read a month?
stories. Lord of the Rings.
5
Do you prefer reading
fact or fiction? i No, I prefer reading. j One or two.
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Who’s your favourite k I prefer books about l Four or five.
author at the moment? science or things that
7 really happened.
Do you read more n I prefer comics.
novels or comics?
m I love science fiction.
p In bed!
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Where do you like reading?
o J. K. Rowling. r I’m reading Alice
9
Do you listen to books in Wonderland.
on your MP3 player?
q I look at the pictures.
10 t Yes, I like to
What are you reading listen to stories.
at the moment? s Yes, sometimes!
2 Now choose one question or invent a different question. Ask your classmates.
My question:
1 Match the extracts and the book types. Decide what type of book you are going to write.
4 There are six pages. What is on each page? Copy and complete this table.
page write notes on what it’s about write the text describe the pictures
1
2
3
1 Take a sheet of A4 2 Then fold it 3 Then open it and 4 Open it so that it has just
paper. Fold it horizontally again. fold it vertically. one fold, with the open side
horizontally. at the top. Cut as shown.
5 Open it again. 6 Fold the paper so that the 7 Push the sides 8 Share your book
cut part is on the top. Push until they meet, with your friends.
the sides together so that the then fold to
cut part forms a diamond. make a book.
grapes
England India
In England farmers cut the wheat in August and In the south of India they have a harvest festival
collect apples in September. Then it’s time for the called Pongal in December or January. They eat
Harvest Festival. People decorate schools and pongal, a rice dish made with sugar and spices.
churches with different kinds of food, like apples, It’s delicious. On the first day people burn their
wheat, tomatoes and pumpkins. They sometimes old clothes and furniture. In the festival there
make a special loaf of bread, in the shape of a are processions with music and drums. People
wheat sheaf. They celebrate by singing, eating decorate cows and bulls with paint and flowers
and drinking. They also take food to people who and give the animals pongal to eat too!
need it.
Italy
West Africa In the north of Italy farmers grow a lot of
People in Nigeria and Ghana eat a lot of yams. grapes. There is a Grape Festival at the end of
Yams are a kind of sweet potato. In August, they September. The town decorates wagons and
harvest the yams and celebrate with a harvest makes special costumes for a procession. Lots
festival. They dress in special costumes and dance of tourists come and see the procession. There is
to drum music. They make lots of different things dancing and theatre – and lots of delicious food
with yams – soup, bread and cakes. Everyone to eat.
eats a lot and has a good time.
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a
a They eat pitta bread in Egypt. e They eat tortillas in Mexico. They are made
from maize flour.
b They eat chapatis in India.
f This loaf is made from yams. They eat yam
c They eat bagels in the USA.
bread in Nigeria.
d These bread rolls are from Britain. They’re
made from wheat.
You need:
a P
ut the dough in the bowl again and cover
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it with a cloth. Leave it for one hour,
then knead it again for two minutes.
b Work the dough with your hands for
five minutes. This is called kneading.
3 4 c Put the rolls into a hot oven (220ºC).
Cook them until they are light brown
(about 15 minutes).
d A
dd the flour, salt and oil. Mix with a
30 min∫ spoon. This is called the dough.
5 6 e Mix the water and yeast in a big bowl. 1
f Cover the rolls and leave for an hour.
g Cover the dough with a cloth. Leave it
for half an hour.
7 8 h Make 12 rolls. You can make round rolls
or you can make different shapes.